CAMBRIDGE — Gov. Martin O’Malley made his case to local officials Tuesday night for raising more money to spend on roads, bridges, trains and other transportation projects “I would really like to stand here tonight and tell you that somehow ...

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Maryland’s top court Tuesday unanimously overturned a young man’s felony-murder conviction because his confession came only after police had questioned the 16-year-old for hours and denied more than a dozen of his requests to call his mother. The Court of ...

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Maryland’s proposed Purple and Red light-rail lines have just taken significant steps toward reality with key federal approvals, but unfortunately, the lack of money to build both lines is equally real. The recent green light from the Federal Transportation Administration ...

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WASHINGTON — Metro has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $13 million from its insurance company, claiming that it has failed to pay costs and extra expenses in connection with the 2009 rail crash that killed nine people. The lawsuit ...

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WASHINGTON — Metro says it is adding a three-person team to its communication staff to provide alerts to riders about bus service problems. Spokesman Dan Stessel tells The Washington Examiner that the team will work out of the agency’s bus operations ...

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Metro’s board of directors has approved a $2.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2012 that does not call for any major rail fare hikes. The transit agency approved the combined operating and capital budget on Thursday. The fiscal year begins ...

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WASHINGTON — It has been two years since a pair of Metro trains collided in Washington, killing nine people, but a lawsuit resulting from the crash could take until 2012 to resolve. Wednesday marks two years since a malfunctioning electronic ...

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WASHINGTON — Tired of broken Metro escalators? Bothered by constant rail work and other inconveniences? Metro officials unveiled a new information campaign Thursday aimed at keeping riders up to speed about an ongoing effort to rebuild the 35-year-old transit system. ...

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ROCKVILLE — Metro train service has been restored following a bomb threat that led authorities to evacuate a station in Maryland. Metro spokesman Dan Stessel said Monday that police had detained a woman who threatened she had an explosive device. ...

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WASHINGTON — Metro customers traveling on the red, blue and orange lines should expect to add 20 minutes to their commutes this weekend because of track work. On the red line, track work will start Friday evening and continue through ...

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